Presentation by Andy Ramsden at mLearn 2008

1. How do people use Twitter and why do we need to know? mLearn, October 2008 Andy Ramsden Head of e-learning University of Bath [email_address] eatbath-present andyramsden Presentation

4. Why should we start talking now? Twitter is a free social networking and micro- blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates (otherwise known as tweets ), which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. Updates are displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. As of July 2008, over 2,200,000 accounts were registered

5. So … How do you think we might use Twitter in teaching, learning or administration? Tag responses: q1 07624 804921 http://www.mobile-learning.blog-city.com/read/twitter.htm

12. How use in L&T? A framework for analysis (them) e-Admin e-Learning creating a sense of community social context / cohesion between students administration

13. How use in L&T? A framework for analysis (us) e-Admin e-Learning

14. Session feedback Would you recommend this session to a colleague? Tag responses: q3 07624 804921 Could you explain your answer? yes no

15. thank you & questions - 07624 804921 Andy Ramsden [email_address] eatbath-present andyramsden Feedback for us … what did you like, what should we stop doing, and how might we improve this session? Tag responses: QR mLearn